FOI25/26 028 Candidates Achieving More Than 4 Higher Passes Grade B or above
FOI reference: 25/26 028
Date received: 03/06/2025
Date responded: 10/06/2025
Information requested
Dear Freedom of Information Officer, I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 regarding Higher examination results for the most recent year available. 1. Please provide the number of candidates who achieved more than four Higher passes at grade B or above. 2. Of those candidates, please provide the number who achieved more than four Higher passes at grade B or above including at least one pass in any of the following subjects: - Computer Science - Mathematics - Human Biology - Biology - Chemistry - Engineering Science - Geography - Physics In addition, please provide a subject-level breakdown indicating how many candidates included each of the above subjects in their results (e.g., number who met the criteria including Computer Science, number including Mathematics, etc.). If possible, I would appreciate the data being disaggregated by academic year and candidate stage (S5 and S6), where available
Response
The information is contained within the spreadsheet.